Brazil

Marauding criminal gangs have caused serious unrest across several cities in northeast Brazil for the third night. Gang members have set buses ablaze and carried out gun attacks on buildings in urban areas in Rio Grande do Norte state.…

At least 36 people were killed and hundreds of others were dislodged after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in coastal areas of Brazil's southeast. According to a statement from Sao Paulo state authorities on Sunday, rescue…

Football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, otherwise known as Pele, has been buried in the World’s Tallest Vertical Cemetery, the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica in Santos, the South-Eastern port city where the Brazilian played most of his…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailed the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, saying that there are "no more small teams" in the competition and also mentioned that the number of upsets indicated that football was becoming…

Favourites Brazil cruised into the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after beating South Korea 4-1 in their last 16 encounter, at Stadium 974 in the city of Doha, Qatar. The South Americans started striker Richarlison in attack,…

On Day 16 of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, Voice of Nigeria previews the upcoming fixtures scheduled to take place on Monday as favourites Brazil take on South Korea, while Japan faces 2018 finalists Croatia in their Round of 16 clash.…

Brazilian football legend Pele has not been moved to palliative care, one of his daughters revealed, downplaying reports that he was in end-of-life care after the 82-year-old was hospitalised last week to re-evaluate his treatment as he…

A late strike by Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar, who turned from hero to villain, secured a 1-0 result for the Africans against Brazil as he was also sent off for taking off his shirt in celebration, at the Lusail Stadium in Al Daayen,…

On Day 13 of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, Voice of Nigeria previews the upcoming fixtures scheduled to take place on Friday as Africans Ghana takes on rivals Uruguay with Portugal facing South Korea in Group H, while Cameroon will be…